Jill,

Something that really burns me up is when a nurse or tech tells someone something they should hear from a physician. Did this nurse have your dad's chart in front of her for review or rely on your description of his condition? No offense to you or the nurse, but we aren't physicians. Unless she was instructed by a physician to give you that information or your dad has been referred to palliative care, she was out of line. I have worked in the medical field since I was 16, actively with physicians and that isn't the way it is supposed to work.

Sincerely,
Lisa